Fierce+Foreign: A look that says, "Meow"

Fierce+Foreign draws on the fashion experiences of SU students studying abroad.

Tease the lion with a bit of flirtation. 

Underneath your layers this winter, show a little peek of animal print, just enough to lure your prey. The jungle is teeming with patterns, but the classics are still the best catch. Leopard print, in small quantities, is the perfect pattern this season to match a dark solid color outfit.

The key word here: small. Leopard print isn't for everybody; wear it right and you'll be a sexy kitten. Wear it wrong, and you'll be one of Josie's Pussycats.

Learn from Scarlett Johansson, who's right on the bull's eye on how to wear leopard print in Mango's ad this season. 

 

 Mango Fall 2009 ad with Scarlett Johansson

Wear the print as a form-fitting top, and match with a black blazer. Avoid wearing anything too revealing in leopard skin to avoid stepping over the line into trashy. Isabel Marant has a sleek example of this combo in her Fall/Winter collection.

Isabel Marant Fall/Winter 2009

 

But of course, leopard print isn't everybody's cup of tea. It's quite a daring, eye-catching pattern. If it's the first time you're thinking of trying animal print, then you can wear it as a scarf like Amy Jacobson, a junior at SU Strasbourg. 

Junior Amy Jacobson rocking this season's animal print.

Her little dash of leopard print is modestly flirtatious with the black and white. It's just enough to tease and leaves the rest to imagination.

- by Jenny Cheng